COMPETITION MANUAL EQUESTRIAN GAMES 1. DATE AND PLACE MANUAL EN INGLES DEPORTES ECUESTRES The Equestrian Competition of the XI South American Games Cochabamba 2018 will take place at the Sergeants Army Military School (EMSE) Complex, located at Tarata, Cochabamba from Friday May 25 th, 2018 until Saturday June 2nd, 2018, in the following stages; Discipline DRESSAGE JUMPING Date FRIDAY MAY 25TH to TUESDAY MAY 29 TH,2018 MONDAY MAY 28TH to SATURDAY JUNE 2ND,2018 2. CLASSES AND MEDALS In accordance to the FEI regulations, prizes will be awarded for the Individual and Team Finals, as follows; Discipline Classes Gold Silver Bronze Total Dressage Individual 1 1 1 3 Team 4 4 4 12 Jumping Individual 1 1 1 3 Team 4 4 4 12 Total 10 10 10 30
3. CEREMONY The prizes will be awarded at the end of the event and at the grounds where the competition takes place, following for that purpose the protocol standards of ODESUR. 4. COMPETITION SYSTEM DRESSAGE In the discipline of Dressage the competitors will be evaluated according to the following tests: First Competition: Team Competition REPRISE PRIX ST. GEORGES 2009 Edition Update 2018 Second Competition: Individual Qualifier REPRISE INTERMEDIATE I 2009 Edition Update 2018 Third Competition: Individual Final: REPRISE FREESTYLE INTERMEDIATE I - 1998 Edition Revision 2009 - Update 2017. Reserved for the best 15 riders from the Intermediate I. (with a maximum of three athletes per NF) JUMPING In the discipline of Jumping competitors will be evaluated according to the following tests: TRAINING SESSION 4.1. The day prior to the first official Competition, the OC must organize a training session in the main arena with a course consisting of approximately eight obstacles including a combination. 4.2. Each Athlete is permitted a maximum of 90 seconds per Horse. 4.3. Dress is informal; boots, breeches, shirt and a hard hat must be worn. 4.4. The public may not be charged to enter and prizes of any kind may not be offered. 4.5. Obstacles: Height 1.30width 1.40 m, triple bar 1.70m, Water jump maximum 3.50 m. FIRST COMPETITION (TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS)
Conduct, Table, Speed This first Competition is conducted over a big Table A course and judged under Table C (JRs Art. 239 and 263) without a jump-off in the event of equality for first place. Obstacles, Length of the course Twelve to fourteen obstacles, including one double and one treble or three doubles. Height 1.35m maximum, a spread in proportion not exceeding 1.60 m (1.80 m for the triple bar). A maximum of two spread obstacles with a width of one meter or less may be used. Water Jump, if used (refer to paragraph 9.3): four meters maximum, including the take-off element. Length: 500 m minimum, 600 m maximum. Participation The Athletes and Horses declared as starters for the Team and Individual are qualified to take part in this first Competition. Starting order The starting order in this first Competition is drawn in the presence of the Ground Jury, the Foreign Technical Delegate and the Chefs d Equipe, at a time fixed by the President of the Ground Jury in agreement with the OC after the training session. The draw for the starting order for individuals and teams will be conducted in accordance with the procedure laid down in JRs Art. 252. The Chefs d Equipe of the teams with only three Combinations may choose in which of the three places out of four they will start their Athletes. Penalties The scores obtained by each Athlete will be converted into penalties according to the following method. Each Athlete s time is multiplied by the coefficient 0.50 and converted into points; the points must be rounded up or down to the second decimal place. The second decimal place will be rounded up from.005 and rounded down from.004. The Athlete with the lowest number of points after this conversion will be given zero Penalties, the other Athletes being credited with the number of Penalties representing the difference in points between each of them and the leading Athlete. If an Athlete is eliminated or retires, he will be penalized with 20 Penalties more than the Athlete who has been the most severely penalized after the times of all Athletes who completed the Competition have been converted into Penalties.
Individual Placing First Competition The Athlete with the fastest time, including penalties, is placed first; the Athlete with the second fastest time is placed second and so on. Prizes Medals will be awarded to individuals: Gold for the first place, Silver for the second place and Bronze for the third place. SECOND COMPETITION (TEAM FINAL COMPETITION, SECOND INDIVIDUAL) Conduct, Table, Speed This second Competition is conducted over two rounds, run on the same day under Table A not against the clock and without a jump-off at a speed of 350 m per minute. Obstacles, Length of the courses Twelve to fourteen obstacles, including one double and one treble or three doubles. Height 1.40 m maximum with a spread in proportion not exceeding 1.60 m (1.80 m for the triple bar). A maximum of two spread obstacles with a width of 1.00m or less may be used. Water jump (compulsory in the first round of the team competition, optional in the second round): 4.00 m maximum (including the take-off). Length: 500 m minimum, 700 m maximum. Participation - Round 1 Only the Athletes and Horses, which have taken part in the first Competition, may take part in Round 1 of the second Competition. Participation Round 2 Individuals All Athletes, if not eliminated or retiring in Round 1, are allowed to participate in the Third Individual Qualification Competition which is the Round 2 of the Team Competition. Teams Round 2 of the Team Competition takes place after the Individuals have participated.
All teams if not eliminated or retiring in Round 1, are allowed to compete in Round 2 of the Team Competition and carry their Penalties forward from the First Individual Qualifying Competition and Round 1 of the Team Competition. Starting order Individuals and Teams Round 1: The starting order for Round 1 is drawn in the presence of the Ground Jury, the Foreign Technical Delegate and the Chefs d Equipe, at a time fixed by the President of the Ground Jury in agreement with the OC after the training session. The draw for the starting order for individuals and teams will be conducted in accordance with the procedure laid down in JRs Art. 252. /1The Chefs d Equipe of teams with only three Combinations may choose in which of the three places out of four they will start their Athletes. Individuals Round 2 First to start in Round 2 of the Team Final Competition are all individuals. The starting order of the Individuals qualified to compete as mentioned herein above under section 11.3.1.1 is set according to the reverse order of the aggregate Penalties incurred in the First and the Second Individual Qualifying Competitions. In case of Athletes with equality of Penalties, the score of the first Competition will decide their starting order. Teams Round 2 The starting order of Teams in Round 2 is set according to the reverse order of total Penalties of the best three Athletes per team incurred in the First Individual Qualifying Competition and of the best three Athletes per team in the Round 1 of the team Competition. Teams with equality of the Penalties retain the starting order of Round 1. Scores of Individuals who are members of any team eligible to participate in Round 2 as provided herein above will count for the classification of their team in the Team Competition but also as their personal result in the Third Qualifying Competition if they are among the Athletes mentioned in paragraph 11.3.1.1 above. Team Placing
Teams receive their placing by adding the Penalties incurred by the best three Athletes in each team in the first Competition and the Penalties incurred by the three best Athletes in each of the two rounds of the second Competition. The team which has obtained the least number of penalties will be placed first and declared Gold Medal Winner. In the event of equality of Penalties between teams for first, second and/or third place, there will be a jump-off against the clock in which all team Athletes may take part, over six obstacles, which may be increased in height and/or spread at a speed of 375 m per minute. In case of equality of Penalties for any other placing, teams will be placed equal. The score in this jump-off is obtained by adding the Penalties incurred by the three best Combinations in each team, but in the event of further equality of Penalties, the times of these three Athletes in the jump-off added together will decide the winning team as well as those placed second or third. The score of this jump-off is only to determine the placing of the teams and will not count towards the final scores of the individual Athletes. If two jump-offs are required, the jump-off for the third place shall precede the jump-off for the first and the second place. If after the jump-off there is equality of Penalties and time for one of the first three places, the teams concerned will be placed equal. Teams not taking part in Round 2 of the Team Competition providing they are not eliminated or retire in Round 1 receive their placing by adding the Penalties incurred by the three best Athletes in each team in the first Competition and the Penalties incurred by the three best Athletes in the Round 1 of the team Competition. Medals will be awarded for teams: Gold for the first place, Silver for the second place and Bronze for the third place. Rest Day A rest day must be scheduled between the second and third Competitions THIRD COMPETITION (INDIVIDUAL FINAL) Conduct, Table, Speed
This third Competition is conducted over two rounds (A) and (B) each judged under Table A not against the clock with a time allowed at a speed of 375 m per minute (JRs Art. 238.1.1). Obstacles, Length of the Courses Round A Ten to twelve obstacles, including one double and one treble or three doubles. Height: 1.45m maximum with a spread in proportion, not exceeding 1.60 m (1.80 m for the triple bar). A maximum of two spread obstacles with a width of 1.00 m or less may be used. Walls do not count as compulsory vertical obstacles. Water Jump if used: 4.00 m maximum (including the takeoff element). Length: 500 m minimum, 600 m maximum. Round B A different course from Round A comprising eight to ten obstacles including only one combination (one double or one treble). Height 1.50 m maximum with a spread in proportion not exceeding 1.70 m (1.90 m for the triple bar). A maximum of two spread obstacles with a width of 1.00 m or less may be used. A water jump may not be included, but an obstacle with water beneath, in front or behind (a so-called Liverpool ) may be included in the course. Length: 400 m minimum, 500 m maximum. Participation This third Competition is compulsory for all the Athletes and Horses providing they have taken part in the first Competition (completed or not) and have completed the Round 1 and Round 2 of the second Competition (without having been eliminated or having retired). Inspection of Course B Athletes will be invited to inspect the course for Round B at the conclusion of Round A.
Starting order The starting order for Round A will follow the reverse order of Penalties incurred in the first and second Competitions. The starting order for Round B will follow the reverse order of total Penalties incurred in Round A of the Final Competition, as well as in the first and second Competitions. The Athlete with the most Penalties will start first, the Athlete with the least Penalties will start last. In the event of Athletes with equality of Penalties, the score of the first Competition will decide their starting order. The starting order for Round B will follow the reverse order of total Penalties incurred in Round A of the Final Competition, as well as in the first and second Competitions. The Athlete with the most Penalties will start first, the Athlete with the least Penalties will start last. In the event of Athletes with equality of Penalties, the score of the first Competition will decide their starting order. Individual Placing Third Competition The Individual placing for this Competition is determined by adding together for each Athlete the Penalties incurred in Round A and Round B. The Athlete with the least Penalties will be placed first and declared the Gold Medal Winner. In the event of equality for one of the first three places after Round B of the third Competition, there will be a jump-off against the clock at a speed of 375 m per minute over eight obstacles from the courses of Rounds A and B. The Athletes will be invited to inspect the jump-off course. If two jump-offs are required, the jump-off for the third place shall precede the jump-off for the first place and the second place. If after the jump-off there is equality of Penalties and time for one of the first three places, Athletes concerned will be placed equal. Medals will be awarded for individuals: Gold for the first place, Silver for the second place and Bronze for the third place. 5. COMPETITION SCHEDULE DRESSAGE OFFICIAL STABLES OPENING: TUESDAY MAY 22 ND, 08:00 HRS Day 1 FRIDAY MAY 25TH
Start:09:00 End: Placer: EMSE 09:00 hours Continuing 16:30 hours Horse Inspection Warm Up Technical Meeting for Chefs d Equipe and Draw Starting Order. Day 2 SATURDAY MAY 26TH Start: 08:00 End: Placer: EMSE 08:00 hours. 09:00 hours 10:00 hours Re Inspection of horses Final Entry Confirmation 1st Competition: Team Competition - Reprise Prix St. Georges2009 Edition Update 2018 Team Competition Medal Ceremony Day 3 SUNDAY MAY 27TH Start:10:00 End: Place: EMSE 10:00 hours 2nd Competition: Individual Qualifier Reprise Intermediate I 2009 Edition Update 2018 Day 4 MONDAY MAY 28TH Start:09:00 End:00:00 Place: 09:00 hours Final Inspection REST DAY Day 5 TUESDAY MAY 29TH Start: 10:00 End: Place: EMSE 10:00 hours 3rd Competition: Final Individual Reprise Freestyle Intermediate I 1998 Edition Revision 2009 Update 2017 Individual Competition Medal Ceremony JUMPING Day 1 MONDAY MAY 28TH
11:00 hours Horse Inspection Start: 11:00 End: Place: EMSE Day 2 TUESDAY MAY 29TH Start: 09:00 End: Place: EMSE 09:00 hours 11:00 hours 16:00 hours Re- Inspection of horses Training Session Technical Meeting for chefs d equipe and draw starting order. Art.FEI JR 252 Day 3 WEDNESDAY MAY 30TH Start: 11:00 End: Place: EMSE 11:00 hours First Individual Qualifier and First Team Qualifier Day 4 THURSDAY MAY 31ST Start: 10:00 End: Place: EMSE 10:00 hours 1st Round) Second Individual Qualifier Team Final - (1st Round) (2 nd Round) Second Individual Qualifier Team Final - Team Final Medal Ceremony Day 5 FRIDAY JUNE 1ST Start :10:00 End: Place: EMSE Day 6 10.00 hours Second Horse Inspection REST DAY SATURDAY JUNE 2ND Start: 11:00 End: Place: EMSE 11.00 hours Individual Final (Round A)
continuing Individual Final (Round B) Different Course Individual Final Medal Ceremony 6. TECHNICAL MEETINGS a. Dressage: Will take place on Friday May 25th, 2018, at the premises of the EMSE Complex. b. Jumping: Will take place on Monday May 28th, 2018, at the premises of the EMSE Complex. Each NOC may assist with a maximum of two representatives to this meeting and only one has the right to a vote. If necessary an interpreter may be present. The FEI Technical Delegate, FEI Veterinary delegate, President of the Ground Jury, a Technical representative of PAEC and the Competition Coordinator of the CODESUR will preside the meeting. 7. FACILITIES AND COMPETITION MATERIAL All competitions in the various dressage tests and jumping sessions will be held in the complex of the EMSE. The dimensions of the rings are as follows: STADIUM ARENA: Sand footing, 90 m x 60 m MAIN DRESSAGE ARENA: Sand footing, 60 m x 20 m INDOOR ARENA: Sand footing, 60 m x 40 m STADIUM WARM UP ARENA: Sand footing, 50 m x 40 m DRESSAGE WARM UP ARENA: Sand footing,60 m x 20 m The official training sessions for dressage and jumping are scheduled at the EMSE Complex, according to a propose schedule presented by the organizing committee.
The competition and training material will be provided by CODESUR. 8. PARTICIPANTS AND QUOTAS All the riders of affiliated countries to the ODESUR Organization and the FEI International Equestrian Federation may participate in the event. All competitors must comply with the conditions required by the COI, FEI and ODESUR regulations. Each country may enter a team of seven eight (8) athletes, but only four (4) will compete. In Jumping and Dressage a maximum team of four (4) riders with four (4) horses and a substitute combination is allow, or a minimum of (3) riders with (3) horses. The countries that cannot enter a complete team may enter up to two (2) riders and two (2) horses that will compete as Individuals in Jumping and in Dressage. Each country may enter: 1 Chef d Equipe for each discipline, 1 trainer for each discipline, 1 veterinary and 1 groom per horse. CODESUR will provide housing to the riders and officials members of participating teams at the south american village. These quotas will be part of the 40% assigned to each delegation. Each NF may enter up to three (3) times the number of combinations found on the Certificate of Capability list for the two disciplines To take part in the Jumping Discipline the riders must be 18 th years of age and can participate in the year in which they reach their 18th birthday. To participate in the Jumping Competition, the horses must be at least eight (8) years old. To take part in Dressage, the riders must be 16 th years of age and can participate in the year in which they reach their 16th birthday. To compete in Dressage, the horses must be at least seven (7) years old. The participation document for each athlete is the country identification document and the CODESUR games credential. Every participating horse must present its legal FEI Passport, valid at the time of admission to the FEI Stabling Area. This procedure allows establishing identity, ownership, microchip number (if registered after January 1 st 2013) and Vaccination Status, in accordance to the FEI Veterinary Regulations, Article 1027.
9. RULES The equestrian competitions shall be governed by the regulations set by the FEI for games and championships in effect at the date of the ODESUR games, therefore all the technical rules shall conform to what is established by it, and the text in English is the one to prevail. The cases not provided for in this manual will be solved as follows: a. If they are of general order: by the Organizing Committee of the South American Games Cochabamba 2018 in accordance with the regulations of the ODESUR. b. It they are technical: in accordance to what is stated in the rules and regulations established by the FEI. The current regulations of the FEI are as follows: - FEI General Regulations 2018-23 rd edition, 1st Jan 2009, updates eff. 1st Jan 2018. - FEI Statutes 2018, 23rd edition, effective 29th april 2015. - FEI Dressage Rules 2017-25 th edition, eff. 1st Jan 2018. - FEI Jumping Rules 2018-26 th edition, effective 1st Jan 2018. - FEI Rules for jumping Championships and Games, 26 th edition,effective 1 st Jan 2018 - FEI Veterinary Regulations 2018-14 th edition 2018, eff. 1st Jan 2018. All participants of each delegation must wear their country s official uniform in accordance with the rules of the International Equestrian Federation FEI. CODE OF CONDUCT The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) expects all those involved in international equestrian sport to adhere to the FEI s Code of Conduct and to acknowledge and accept that at all times the welfare of the horse must be paramount and must never be subordinated to competitive or commercial influences.
1. At all stages during the preparation and training of competition horses, welfare must take precedence over all other demands. This includes good horse management, training methods, farriery and tack, and transportation. 2. Horses and Athletes must be fit, competent and in good health before they are allowed to compete. This encompasses medication use, surgical procedures that threaten welfare or safety, pregnancy in mares and the misuse of aids. 3. Events must not prejudice horse welfare. This involves paying careful attention to the competition areas, ground surfaces, weather conditions, stabling, site safety and fitness of the horse for onward travel after the event. 4. Every effort must be made to ensure that horses receive proper attention after they have competed and that they are treated humanely when their competition careers are over. This covers proper veterinary care, competition injuries, euthanasia and retirement. 5. The FEI urges all involved with the sport to attain the highest levels of education in their areas of expertise. INSURANCE Each country will take an insurance policy that covers the transportation of the horses. Neither the Organizing Committee, nor the Bolivian Federation of Equestrian Sports or the FEI will accept the responsibility for any accident or sickness that may occur to a competitor, groom or any other person that has an official standing in the teams. And will not assume responsibility for sickness or any accident of a horse. Owners should ensure that their Horses are adequately insured against any injuries or illnesses they may sustain while participating at the Event. Each delegation shall bear the costs of importing and exporting the horses. CODESUR will hire a Company to be responsible for all matters related to Customs services and the preparation of import-export documents for the horses. This company will contact directly all national federations. The costs of transportation of the horses from their country of origin to the city of Cochabamba are the responsibility of each delegation.
The horses may arrive to the EMSE beginning May 22nd, 2018. The Organizing Committee will provide feeding and bedding for the horses, this service will have a minimum cost of US$ 100 PER DAY and Codesur will inform THE NOCs about this cost at the proper time. The organizing committee is responsible for the transport of the horses from the airport to the site of the event and vice versa. Horse trailers will be use for this purpose. 10. COMPETITION AUTHORITIES The Odesur competitions will be run under FEI rules, the Dressage Technical Delegate, the Jumping Technical Delegate and the Veterinary Commission will be the maximum authorities during the event. The FEI is in charge of appointing the group of officials that will officiate in the XI South American Games Cochabamba 2018. The CODESUR will provide air transportation to Cochabamba for all officials appointed to the games. Also in agreement to Odesur and FEI rules the Organizing committee will provide the officials with housing, food, transportation to the site, and a monetary fee for their services. Accreditation for all officials will be send prior to the event, directly to them via mail or they can collect them at the CODESUR administrative office located at the EMSEstarting order. Art. JR 252. CODESUR will provide housing and food to all grooms at the site of the event.(emse DORMITORIES). 11. ENTRIES All the countries should send their entries in the official forms that the Organizing Committee shall make available to every National Olympic Committee (NOC) member of the ODESUR. Accreditations for delegation members will be send prior to the event to the respective NOCS or can be collected at the CODESUR administrative office at the EMSE beginning may 22 nd, 2018.
11.1 NUMERICAL ENTRIES These entries indicate the quantity of official delegates, chefs d equipes, trainers, competitors and grooms that are members of each delegation. Entries must be sent through their respective NOC for reception at the Organizing Committee of the XI South American Games Cochabamba 2018, before the 24.00 hours of January 8th, 2018 (Bolivian time). 11.2. LONG LIST (Preliminary entries) The Long List (Preliminary entries) shall be received by the Organizing Committee of the XI South American Games Cochabamba 2018, before the 24.00 hours (Bolivian time), of March 26th,2018 and should have all the personal data of officials, technicians, competitors and auxiliaries members of each delegation 11.3. NOMINAL ENTRIES The nominal entries are final and must be send until the 24 th hrs. of May 22nd, 2018 (Bolivian time), date after which it will not be possible to make any changes or the addition of new participants. All entries must be made through the NOC of each country and reception at the Organizing Committee of the XI South American Games Cochabamba 2018 before the 24.00 hours, (Bolivian time). In order to meet the established deadline, entries may be sent in advance by e mail. These will be validated, when the Organizing Committee receives the official entry forms, they must be duly signed and stamped by the authorities of each NOC. On April 8 th, 2018, Entry by Names must also be provided by the National federations to the FEI using the online entry system; up to twice the number of final entries can be entered in the system. Final entries must be confirmed by National Federations through the online entry system on May 25th 2018 for both disciplines. Passed this deadline FEI rules on late substitution will apply for both disciplines and only combinations listed on the entries by names can be substituted at this stage. (at the latest two hours prior to the horse inspection). May 22nd
12. VETERINARY GUIDELINES The horses will enter Bolivia under the regime of temporary admission, according to the Sanitary Requirements of the National Agricultural Health Service (SENASAG). For this purpose, they must present a Health Certificate issued by the official sanitary body of the country of origin, with this document the horses can return to their countries of original departure according to agreements stated in the sanitary protocol. This form will be provided by the sanitary services of each participating country. The horses will remain in the FEI Stabling Area under the sanitary rules of the SENASAG and FEI. The Sanitary Protocol is being finalized by SENASAG; this document will be send to the national federations once is ready. VETERINARY EXAMINATIONS AND INSPECTIONS At the horse s arrival, a clinical examination will be completed, in accordance with the FEI Veterinary Regulations, Article 1032. Laboratory evaluations and additional clinical exams will be carry out, if necessary, throughout the event period to protect the health and welfare of all horses within the competition venue (FEI Veterinary Regulations, Article 1029-biosecurity). COMPULSORY VACCINATION Every horse that participates in a FEI Event must be vaccinated against Equine Influenza in accordance with the protocol detailed in the FEI Regulations, Article 1028, except where there are national laws that state otherwise or supersede FEI regulations. In the absence of national law exemption, horses not in compliance with the initial 2 vaccination series, a 1 st booster within 7 months, and yearly inoculations thereafter (within 6 months +/- 21 days of competition but not within 7 days of entering at the event stables) will be sent to an isolation facility and may be eliminated from competition. TEAM/PRIVATE VETERINARIAN REQUIREMENTS
In order to allow the professional practice of Doctors and Veterinarians during the days of the event, they must send copy of their licenses, until April 7 th, 2018 before the 24 hours (Bolivian time), deadline, unextendable, to the organizing committee. All team and Athlete s Private Vetrianarians (farriers and Permitted Equine Therapists) must register at the Veterinary Clinic or with a member of the FEI Veterinary Commission immediately after arriving at the EMSE complex. The veterinarians and Permitted Equine Therapists must present their FEI Veterinary Identification card at registration. Team veterinarians and Athlete s Private Veterinarians must provide contact details, cellular phones numbers; to be sure they can be reached by the FEI Veterinary Commission in the case of an emergency. 13. EADCMP (Equine ANTI-DOPING and Controlled Medication Programme and Human Anti-Doping control) The human anti-doping control will be carried out according to what is established by the ODESUR Medical Commission, the regulations of the corresponding International Federation and will follow the standards and recommendations of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Testing of horses will be carried out in accordance with the FEI Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medications Regulations (EADCMRs), the FEI Veterinary Regulations and the FEI Equine Prohibited Substances List that are in effect in 2018. Horses may be selected for testing at any time during the period of the event. Materials and substances that are suspected to have been used to treat horses in contravention of the FEI Veterinary Regulations may also be subject to testing.